Day: March 3, 2023

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Junior civil servants keen on moving to Nusantara: minister

Malang, East Java (ANTARA) – Administrative and Bureaucratic Reform Minister Abdullah Azwar Anas has said that there is a high level of enthusiasm among junior state civil servants (ASN) about moving to Nusantara city.To date, no civil servants have refused to be sent to Nusantara city, instead, young civil servants have shown their eagerness to move to the new capital to establish their careers, he said. “I have not heard anyone refusing (the idea of moving). Instead, many want to go there, particularly millennials,” the minister said in Malang, East Java, where he attended an event held by Brawijaya University to confer an honorary degree to State-Owned Enterprises Minister Erick Thohir. Junior state civil servants want to move to Nusantara city because, in that city, they will get to work in an electronic-based government system, he added. The young people are considering the promising prospects of the adoption of such electronic-based technology, hence they are interested in moving to Nusantara city, he opined. “In Nusantara capital city, an electronic-based government system will be adopted. This is a good opportunity for young civil servants who will be there,” the minister said. total of 16,990 state civil servants and security personnel — including national police and national defense force personnel — are scheduled to move to Nusantara city, East Kalimantan, he added. The civil servants will be drawn from 35 institutions, including the Administrative and Bureaucratic Reform Ministry. “Currently, it is being prepared: housing facilities in form of apartment towers. The development sees no problem because the budget has been prepared and is being processed,” he said. Some time ago, Indonesia urged the Japan Business Federation (Keidanren) to invest in the development of the new capital. The government has met at least 90 investors from Japan. The investors in question work in various sectors, such as residential developments, infrastructure and transportation, gas pipeline management, and telecommunications. baca-jugaRelated news: IKN development demonstrates TOD concept: PUPR MinistryRelated news: IKN project boosting investment to North Penajam Paser: officialRelated news: Ministry applies risk management to prevent fraud in IKN development

 

 

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Ministry seeks to improve gender mainstreaming in social forestry

It (the regulation) explicitly supports gender equality in social forestry management. Jakarta (ANTARA) – The Women’s Empowerment and Child Protection Ministry is encouraging gender mainstreaming in social forestry to generate more employment opportunities for women as part of national development strategies for realizing gender equality in all sectors.”This (gender equality) is included in the National Medium-Term Development Plan (RPJMN) as one of the principles which must be mainstreamed in all development programs,” Assistant Deputy for Gender Mainstreaming in Social and Cultural Sector at the ministryEko Novi Ariyantisaid on Friday. During a virtual media talk, she noted that gender integration and mainstreaming in forestry management has, in fact, been carried out by the Environment and Forestry (LHK) Ministry. “The LHK Ministry has issued the LHK Permen (Ministerial Regulation) Number 9 of 2021 concerning Social Forestry Management. It (the regulation) explicitly supports gender equality in social forestry management,” the assistant deputy stated. She highlighted that Article 90 of the LHK Permen states that the management of village forests, community forests, and community plantation forests, must include the right to receive fair gender-based treatment. Furthermore, Paragraph 3 of Article 107 of the regulation notes that social forestry management plans are established by considering local wisdoms, forest potentials, market opportunities, gender mainstreaming, as well as long-term forest management, Ariyanti noted. Meanwhile, Paragraph 4 of Article 189 of the Permen states that gender equality is one of the social aspects that are considered in the evaluation of social forestry management activities, she added. Earlier, Women’s Empowerment and Child Protection Minister Bintang Puspayoga invited all parties to strive together for gender equality and realize an equal world for women and men. She said that eradicating all forms of discrimination against women and achieving gender equality, especially in the workplace, is a task for everyone. “It has become our responsibility to ensure all work sectors are female-friendly Let’s emphasize the spirit of gender equality for the progress of this nation,” the minister remarked. Implementing gender mainstreaming in the workplace will not only benefit female workers, but will also help advance business entities by increasing their productivity, employee performance, and profits, she said. baca-jugaRelated news: KLHK strengthens commitment to realizing sustainable developmentRelated news: Impact of social forestry on people’s economy profound: Ministry

 

 

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16-month-old Alvaro’s obesity has genetic cause: ministry

The obesity case has been handled well; the cause is genetic abnormalities Jakarta (ANTARA) – The Health Ministry has said that Muhammad Kenzie Alvaro, a 16-month-old toddler from Bekasi, West Java, who recently came into the spotlight over his weight, became obese due to genetic abnormalities.The toddler weighs 27 kilograms, which is very high for his age. “The obesity case has been handled well; the cause is genetic abnormalities. We will conduct an evaluation to see whether we need to perform surgery,” Deputy Minister of HealthDante Saksono Harbuwonoinformed here on Friday, after the inauguration of Kanigara Building at Cipto Mangunkusumo Hospital (RSCM). One surgery that could be performed on him will involve shortening the length of the intestine so as to reduce the rate of food absorption, Harbuwono said. To date, a team of 10 surgeons from RSCM is still observing Alvaro, considering that he is just 16 months old, he added. “Another approach that can be done is through diet therapy. Surgery therapy, if it is deemed necessary,” the deputy minister said. n evaluation is on to determine if Alvaro is old enough to undergo surgery, he added. t the inauguration, the Director of Jakarta Cipto Mangunkusumo Hospital, Lies Dina Liastuti, stated that Alvaro’s condition is a rare one. “So, it is not easy to find the cause,” she added. Obesity is not only caused by eating habits, but can also be triggered by genetic causes, she said. There aren’t many cases of obesity caused by the latter, hence medical specialists are still conducting examinations. The hospital has involved specialist and sub-specialist doctors to help address Alvaro’s case, Liastuti informed. “There are pediatrician, hepatologist, nutritionist, rare disorders division, all of them still collaborate to get to the bottom of the case,” she disclosed. She estimated that Alvaro’s lab reports will be out in 28 days. lvaro is a resident of Tarumajaya, Bekasi, West Java. The local government referred him to RSCM about two weeks ago for a consultation with a nutritionist over his weight. The child’s treatment costs are being covered by the Health Social Security (BPJS Kesehatan). baca-jugaRelated news: Bekasi: Ministry offers to assist in treatment of obese toddlerRelated news: HGN a reminder to improve monitoring of children’s food: IDAIRelated news: andgtov’t preparing strategies to prevent obesity in children

 

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Ministry provides digital training to North Sumatra government leaders

Jakarta (ANTARA) – The Communication and Informatics Ministry facilitates the development of a digital mindset among leaders in the North Sumatra administration through the Digital Leadership Academy (DLA).This activity is not teaching people how to create a software or application but is rather making people accustomed to digitalization, Head of Human Resources Research and Development at the Ministry Hary Budiarto noted. Having a outlook that can adapt to digitalization will produce leaders with an intelligent, quick, and data-based mindset, he explained through a statement on Friday. DLA is a training program to hone the digital capacity of Indonesian leaders. Through the program, participants are expected to become leaders with international insights on digital technology. The ministry collaborates with the University of Cambridge’s Moller Institute to hold the program in North Sumatra. In 2030, the DLA program provides quota for 500 people, while the program in North Sumatra targets 30 leaders in the public sector. North Sumatra’s Regional SecretaryArief S. Trinugroholauded the implementation of training for public sector leaders. He deemed that in the digital era, a leader must be able to initiate and encourage changes toward digital transformation. “We need to leave behind old patterns and be able to transform in implementing technology and information-based strategic programs,” Trinugroho stated. He expects that the training will produce an action plan formulated by participants and be implemented to handle problems in North Sumatra. “North Sumatra, with the fourth-biggest population in Indonesia, certainly has a very large potential in digital technology utilization,” he affirmed. “Thus, the key for success in supporting every transformation is the existence of leadership because there cannot be changes without leadership,” he emphasized. DLA, part of the Digital Talent Scholarship, is one of the ministry’s programs to meet the demand for national digital talents. baca-jugaRelated news: Ministry, varsities cooperate to build digitally literate societyRelated news: Number of digital training participants exceeds 2022 target: ministry

 

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BPJS Health providing stunting monitoring services from pregnancy

Jakarta (ANTARA) – The National Healthcare and Social Security Agency (BPJS Health) is monitoring stunting in children from the time they are still in their mother’s womb.”Access to health services for pregnant women is very important to ensure that the baby’s condition and the mother’s own health are in good condition,” Director of Health Service Assurance at BPJS HealthLily Kresnowati said in an official statement issued in Jakarta on Friday. She expressed the hope that stunting monitoring would help detect the potential of stunting in babies while they are inside the womb. Kresnowati said that the stunting monitoring service can be accessed through the National Health Insurance Program (JKN). The service is being provided because 21.6 percent of toddlers in Indonesia are still suffering from stunting. In this regard, BPJS Health has a role in providing guarantees for access to health services as an effort to deal with stunting, starting from access to health for mothers during pregnancy, during childbirth, and after delivery, she added. Several health services for infants and toddlers can be carried out both at first-level health facilities (FKTP) and advanced-level referral health facilities (FKRTL) or hospitals, she informed. Kresnowati said that for pregnancy services, BPJS Health can cover pregnancy examination or antenatal care (ANC), both at FKTPs and at hospitals, according to medical indications and in accordance with the applicable referral system, including an ultrasound examination. Then, for deliveries, services can be carried out at FKTPs or at hospitals based on medical indications. BPJS Health will cover deliveries at FKTPs carried out by midwives and deliveries at community health centers (puskesmas) or primary clinics for normal deliveries and deliveries with complications, she added. “BPJS Health also covers postnatal services or Post Natal Care (PNC), which can be performed at the FKTP or at the hospital. PNC services will be carried out four times, which include three examinations for the mother and baby and one examination for the mother,” she disclosed. ccording to Kresnowati, insurance coverage for maternal health costs is important for stunting prevention, especially for newborns. As per the Health Minister’s Regulation Number 3 of 2023, there has also been an increase in tariffs for maternal and neonatal health services, including screening. s part of delivery services, the government is also providing coverage for congenital hypothyroid screening (SHK) sampling test, as part of an effort to detect developmental disorders and even, cognitive disorders. The coverage for the screening synergizes with programs and funding from the government and regional governments, according to their authority, she noted. Her party will also bear the cost of health services for infants and toddlers, in accordance with their medical needs, including a physical examination of toddlers for stunting and wasting, as well as ensuring routine immunization services, with the availability and distribution of vaccines secured by the government. “With these concrete steps, I hope health facilities can be more optimal in providing services to JKN participants to be easier, faster, and equal,” she disclosed. baca-jugaRelated news: Elsimil app to monitor health of prospective brides, grooms: BKKBNRelated news: BPJS Kesehatan readies Rp9 trillion for disease screening

 

 

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Ministry outlines strategies for developing maritime, fisheries MSMEs

Jakarta (ANTARA) – The Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Ministry has outlined six strategies that it will adopt to develop micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) in the maritime and fisheries sector.The statement was delivered by Director of Business and Investment at the ministry’s Directorate General of Maritime and Fisheries Product CompetitivenessCatur Sarwantoduring the third episode of Bincang Bahari (Maritime Discussion) here on Friday. “The strategy, as for the business aspect, there are funding, production, management, information system, and market access, as well as food and logistics quality and security assurance system,” he said. He further said that the ministry is collaborating with the Association of State-Owned Banks (Himbara) to ease MSME access to funding so that they can expand their business and thrive. s part of the efforts, the ministry is also providing technical guidance and training on digitization and simple business management to people who are keen on establishing a business in the maritime and fisheries sector, he said. He said that the guidance is being offered so that people become aware of their business prospects. “We also offer guidance on business legality, such as in applying for a Single Business Number,” he added. To further support such businesses, the ministry will also provide training on good manufacturing practices (GMP) so that business players can meet the necessary requirements to obtain a certification for running their business, he informed. It is expected that by obtaining GMP certification, businesses can perform material processing measures that follow standard operating procedures, he noted. Participants will also receive information on product marketing, Sarwanto informed. Participants who have completed the next phase of the course will be grouped with other businesses deemed commendable, and they will be promoted through the Proud of Indonesian Products National Initiative (Gernas BBI). Sarwanto also disclosed that on Monday (March 6, 2023), the ministry will host the “Maritime Affairs and Fisheries MSMEs Thrive Expo” as an initiative to improve the capability of MSME players. baca-jugaRelated news: Bappenas readies blue financing to develop marine, fisheries sectorRelated news: Ministry holds fisheries business training for 200 entrepreneurs

 

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Three SEZs expected to absorb 50,000 workers: Riau Islands Governor

Therefore, we will continue to encourage the improvement of the local workforce’s quality and competency. Tanjungpinang, Riau Islands (ANTARA) – Riau Islands Governor Ansar Ahmad has said that three special economic zones (SEZs) in the province are expected to absorb 50 thousand workers and a total investment of around Rp59.54 trillion.The three SEZs are Galang Batang SEZ in Bintan District, Nongsa Digital Park SEZ in Batam City, and Batam Aero SEZ at Hang Nadim Airport, Batam City. “This becomes a big potential for Riau Islands’ children. Therefore, we will continue to encourage the improvement of the local workforce’s quality and competency,” he said at a national seminar on the potential for investment and local human resources at SEZs and free-trade zones (FTZs) here on Friday. For the Galang Batang SEZ, there is an investment plan of Rp36.25 trillion, with the worker target pegged at around 22 thousand, Ahmad informed. ccording to him, so far, investment realization at Galang Batang SEZ has reached Rp18 trillion, with the number of employed workers reaching more than four thousand. Of the 19 SEZs in Indonesia, the Galang Batang SEZ has recorded the fastest growth and development compared to others. “The activities focus on the alumina processing industry and its derivative products. This year, there will be an additional investment of around 3 billion US dollars for the recycled product industry, such as beverage cans and many other products,” he informed. He further said that for Nongsa Digital Park SEZ, there is an investment plan of Rp7.29 trillion, with the targeted need for workers pegged at around 4 thousand. The SEZ has become the base for an international data center as well as the production of animation films. “Nongsa Digital Park SEZ focuses on developing high technology,” he added. Furthermore, there is the Batam Aero SEZ, which has an investment plan of Rp16 trillion and a worker target of around 16,500. The governor informed that the SEZ houses a maintenance, repair, and overhaul (MRO) facility of private carrier Lion Air as well as its logistics hub. There is also a plan for developing the Hang Nadim Airport at the SEZ. The main goal behind the development of SEZs is to create economic growth, equitable development, and improvement of the nation’s competitiveness, he noted. He expressed the hope that the presence of the three SEZs in the Riau Islands will push economic improvement and create as many jobs as possible for the local community. baca-jugaRelated news: Minister optimistic of regions emulating Sanur SEZ hospitalRelated news: Rp106.6 trillion in investment absorbed by 19 SEZs: ministry

 

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Indonesia sets 2024 economic growth target of 5.3–5.7%: Bappenas

Jakarta (ANTARA) – Indonesia’s economic growth target for 2024 will be 5.35.7 percent, National Development Planning Minister and National Development Planning Agency Head Suharso Monoarfa informed after a plenary cabinet meeting here on Thursday.The economic growth target must be achieved. The target has been set based on the baseline figure in 2019 and economic growth realization in 2022, which stood at 5.31 percent, he informed. Meanwhile, the government has also set other development targets: it will aim to reduce the poverty rate to 6.57.5 percent by 2024. In addition, the government will seek to bring the Gini ratio to 0.374, that is below the target outlined in the National Mid-Term Development Plan (RPJMN). “We expect that the human development index can be better at 7074,” the minister added. Meanwhile, the government will aim to bring the farmer and fishermen exchange rates to 108 and 110, respectively. The government will also seek to reduce greenhouse gas emissions to 27.27 percent. The government unveiled the theme for the 2024 Government Work Plan, which will be “Expediting Inclusive and Sustainable Economic Transformation.” “The first emphasis in the 2024 Government Work Plan will be on poverty reduction and extreme poverty eradication, education and health quality improvement, industry revitalization and applied research strengthening,” Monoarfa said. The government will also emphasize business competitiveness strengthening, low carbon development and economic transition, basic infrastructure and connectivity development acceleration, Nusantara capital city development acceleration, and convening of2024 General Elections. President Joko Widodo (Jokowi), during the plenary cabinet meeting on Thursday, ordered ministers and institution heads to complete all work programs by 2024.He said he does not want to see incomplete programs next year. “This is done so that everything leading to 2024 can be resolved,” he said in a video uploaded on the Presidential Secretariat’s YouTube channel. baca-jugaRelated news: Indonesia’s political stability can attract investment: MinisterRelated news: Jokowi urges all governors to encourage public spending

 

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